AJRobertson
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Just diagnosed & had no previous knowledge of diabetes. Just realised how much my life is going to change and certainly going to miss occasional junk food nights!
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Gwynn
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I thought the same but started a complete healthier life style change.
I have to say that quite quickly I began to feel better and better to the point where I felt better than I have ever felt in my life.
Looking back, I don't miss the junk food and drinking as much as I thought I would.
So its a really positive step forwards and worth every effort.
The people here will advise well as they have so much experience, good and bad. Invaluable help.
Good luck and keep going. As many say, ask away. They are a very friendly bunch on here. Only too glad to help where they can.
I have to say that quite quickly I began to feel better and better to the point where I felt better than I have ever felt in my life.
Looking back, I don't miss the junk food and drinking as much as I thought I would.
So its a really positive step forwards and worth every effort.
The people here will advise well as they have so much experience, good and bad. Invaluable help.
Good luck and keep going. As many say, ask away. They are a very friendly bunch on here. Only too glad to help where they can.
Inka
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Welcome @AJRobertson 🙂 You can still have occasional junk food nights -you’ll just need to plan and think a bit more now you’re Type 1. Obviously we should all eat healthily as much as we can whether we have diabetes or not, but the recommended diet for Type 1s is the same as for people without diabetes.
What insulins are you on? How did your diagnosis come about?
It’s very normal to not know much about Type 1. I thought I knew a little because a school friend had it, but actually there was a lot I didn’t understand or realise eg how we have to count carbs and take the correct bolus/meal/fast insulin. I also hadn’t appreciated what a balancing act it could be.
A good book is Think Like A Pancreas by Gary Scheiner. That’s basically what we have to do - do the job our pancreas used to do.
Ask any questions you like - nothing is too trivial 🙂
SB2015
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Welcome to the forum @AJRobertson from another late starter with T1 (diagnosed at 53)
I also knew nothing at that time, and it is a steep learning curve. The best analogy I was given is that it is like learning to drive. It all seems complicated at the start but it then becomes automatic and you are watching for the obstacles on the way.
I would also recommend the book Think Like a Pancreas. Another one I found very useful was Type 1 Diabetes in Children Adolescents and Young Adults by Ragnar Hanas.
The daily management is a bit of a balancing act, but you will be surprised how quickly your head will be full of carb counts for the foods you regularly eat. Whilst I was still working I became quite an expert on the different biscuits on offer.
Ther eis a wealth of experience to tap into on here. Nothing is considered silly, just ask.
I also knew nothing at that time, and it is a steep learning curve. The best analogy I was given is that it is like learning to drive. It all seems complicated at the start but it then becomes automatic and you are watching for the obstacles on the way.
I would also recommend the book Think Like a Pancreas. Another one I found very useful was Type 1 Diabetes in Children Adolescents and Young Adults by Ragnar Hanas.
The daily management is a bit of a balancing act, but you will be surprised how quickly your head will be full of carb counts for the foods you regularly eat. Whilst I was still working I became quite an expert on the different biscuits on offer.
Ther eis a wealth of experience to tap into on here. Nothing is considered silly, just ask.
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Welcome to the forum @AJRobertson and to the club that no one wants to join.
It is perfectly natural to feel slightly overwhelmed and knocked sideways in the beginning, but try not to be too disheartened by your diagnosis. Diabetes is a serious condition, but it’s also one that can usually be managed well with a few changes and adaptations - it’s something that you can learn to live well with, and it shouldn’t stop you doing things you enjoy. Plus the regular checks you get after a diagnosis with diabetes mean that any potential problems may be spotted earlier, and can be sorted out sooner.
It will take you time to understand your own unique diabetes’s relationship with different carbohydrates, and how to adjust and time doses to work effectively. And then don’t be surprised if your diabetes changes the rules and you have to relearn some of the approaches and strategies that have worked in the past.
Every person’s diabetes is slightly different, so in the end you will become the world expert in your own diabetes. And if your are anything like me, also continue to feel like a beginner who has a lot left to learn!
It is perfectly natural to feel slightly overwhelmed and knocked sideways in the beginning, but try not to be too disheartened by your diagnosis. Diabetes is a serious condition, but it’s also one that can usually be managed well with a few changes and adaptations - it’s something that you can learn to live well with, and it shouldn’t stop you doing things you enjoy. Plus the regular checks you get after a diagnosis with diabetes mean that any potential problems may be spotted earlier, and can be sorted out sooner.
It will take you time to understand your own unique diabetes’s relationship with different carbohydrates, and how to adjust and time doses to work effectively. And then don’t be surprised if your diabetes changes the rules and you have to relearn some of the approaches and strategies that have worked in the past.
Every person’s diabetes is slightly different, so in the end you will become the world expert in your own diabetes. And if your are anything like me, also continue to feel like a beginner who has a lot left to learn!
trophywench
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Hee hee! - I've had T1 a bit longer than Mike - and I still learn something almost every day. It is an advantage on being a member of a community like this where collectively we have 1,000+ years of personal experience of diabetes. An awful lot of things - someone on here will have personal experience of and can tell us all how whatever affected them, how they dealt with it. (Shouldn't be surprised if you asked what to do when your loo won't flush - somebody would be able to tell you! 
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